The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-11-09
ANARCHIST SENSATION.
Great Excitement Produced at Chi
cago by the Finding of Bombs
in Lingg's Cell.
Engel, Another OF the Condemned
Men, Takes Poison with Sui.
cidal Intent.

A DIG sensat on was produced at Chicago
on Sunday last by the finding Of four bombs
which had been smugglod into the jail by
some friends of the condemned anarchist.
A dispatch from that city says:
The bombs were taken from the cell OF Louis
Lingg. They wero found under his cot hidden
beneath u mass OF papers and odds and ends
OF various kinds and were inclosed in n harm
less-looking wooden box A thorough search
of all the cells OF the condemned men was in
PROCESS ut the time by direction OF the Sheriff.
The bombs were at once taken TO the jail Office,
where cursory examination at once made
their capabilities for destruc tiveness apparent.
AS soon as their nature was determined it WIS
deemed unwise 10 make further eXnmina-
ton and they were wrapped in newspapers
and laid aside TO await the Sherils disposal,
He arrived soon afterwards. and, rs neither he
nor any OF the lal officials had any practical
knowledge OF the mechanism OF internal ma
chimes. the bombs were taken from the Jail ana
placed in the hands OF an export for examine
ton. The bombs four in number, as
stated, and were what are known as tho gas
pipe" bombs. in distinction from the spherical
bomb thrown at the haymarket. The iron gas
pipe used was about six inches long and an
inch in diameter. All were exactly alike as tn
dimensions and differed only in some OF the
minor drtails All were plugged ut each end.
Spies, Schawb, and FIelden to the Governor.
AUGUST SPIES, Michael Schwab, and Samuel
Fielden, says Chicago special, have followed
up the formal petition to the Governor which
they signed a few days ago with a second
communication OF q still more import mt
character. The document reads as follows:
TO Governor Oglesby Springfield. Ill.
SIR-In order that the truth may be known
by you and the public you represent, we desire
TO state that we never advocated the use of
force, excepting in the case of sef-defense. To
accuse us of having attempted TO overthrow
law and government on May T. 1881, or at any
other time, is rs false as IL is absurd. What
said or did sail or did publicly, We
have never supported, or plotted u commit, an
unlawful act, and while we attacked the present
social arrangements, in writing and speech and
exposed their iniQuties We have never con-
sciously broken any laws. So far from having
planned tho killing of anybody ut tho HayIBar-
ket, or anywhere Else, the very object OF that
meeting was 20 protest againgt tue commission
OF murder We believe IL TO he our duty as
friends of labor and liberty to oppose other use
of force than TINT which is necessary in the de-
Tense OF sacred rights against unlawful attacks.
And our efforts have been in the direction OF
elevatns mankind, ana To remove, as Inucn Is
possible the causes OF crime in society. Our
labor was unseltsh No motive # ersonal gain
or ambition prompted us. Thousands and thou
sands will bear testi nony TO tuis. We may have
egre1 at times in Judgment. Yes;
may have loved mankind not wisely but too
well II, in the excitement of propagating our
views, we were led into expressions which
caused workingmen TO think that a. aggressive
force proper instrument Of roform we
regret it, We deplore the loss of life ut the
Haymarket, at McCormick's factory at East
st. Louis, and at the Chicago Stock Yards.
Very respectfully, A. SPIES,
MICHAEL SCIWAB.
SAMUEL FIELDER